TY - BOOK AU - Philbrick,W.R. TI - Freak the Mighty SN - 0439286069 (pbk.) AV - PZ7.P52112 Fr 2001 U1 - [Fic] 22 PY - 2001///] CY - New York PB - Scholastic Signature KW - Learning disabilities KW - Fiction KW - People with disabilities KW - Friendship KW - Schools KW - sears KW - School stories KW - People with physical disabilities N1 - Wilson's Junior High School, October 2010; School Library Journal starred, October 2007; Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2010; School Library Journal, June 2000; Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2000; Child Study Children's Book Committee, November 1999; Library Journal Starred, October 1997; Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1998; Publisher's Weekly, June 2001; Booklist, December 1999; Wilson's Junior High School; School Library Journal starred; Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.); 5.5; 5-8; 930L; Lexile; W; Fountas; 6.3 N2 - At the beginning of eighth grade, Max, who has a learning disability, and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team ER -